Career horoscopes: Feb. 17 - Feb. 23

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On Feb. 18, Mercury will form its second square to Saturn. Whatever occurs on this day will be a response to actions taken around Jan. 24. For instance, if you filed an application, applied for a loan or put your name on a waiting list, then you will hear back from this agency on Tuesday. But don't expect anything concrete. In fact, you may be asked to provide additional materials or even to refile because of a bureaucratic error. Believe it or not, this is good because the longer it takes for a request to go through the system during a Mercury/Saturn square, the more likely it is that the outcome will be to your liking — as you will see on March 10.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 21 - Jan. 18)

Difficulties in a colleague's personal life are compromising her job performance, so you will have to have a sit-down talk this week. It's always tricky discussing things like this. You sympathize with what she's going through, and you know that the pressures at work are high. However, she's collecting a paycheck, and as long as she's doing that, she needs to meet her responsibilities. If the person in trouble is your boss, then your conversation might be slightly different — but it still needs to be pointed. He'll thank you for your honesty afterward.